Cuadrilla gets permit for proposed fracking site at Roseacre Wood
Cuadrilla confirmed in a statement this morning that the Environment Agency has granted a second set of permits for fracking in the Fylde area of Lancashire.
12 week deadline set for Lancs fracking decisions
Lancashire County Council announced in the past few minutes it has agreed with Cuadrilla to a target date of 30th April 2015 to decide the company’s applications to frack at two sites in the Fylde.
Reaction to delay of Fylde fracking decision
This afternoon Lancashire County Council’s development control committee decided to delay a decision on Cuadrilla’s planning applications to drill and frack up to eight wells near Blackpool. The company had requested a deferral after planning officers recommended refusal of the applications for sites at Preston New Road and Rosacre Wood. Report […]
Lancashire Council votes to defer Cuadrilla application – full report
Members of the Lancashire County Council’s development control committee voted this morning to postpone their consideration of applications to drill and frack up to eight wells at sites at Preston New Road and Roseacre Wood in the Fylde. Councillor Munsif Dad, chairing the meeting, said that members had […]
Breaking: Council defers decision on Cuadrilla’s Fylde fracking applications
Lancashire County Council has deferred a decision on Cuadrilla’s plans to frack in near Blackpool following a request from the company. Members of the council’s development control committee voted this morning to postpone their consideration of applications to drill and frack up to eight wells at sites at […]
Cuadrilla’s Fylde fracking plans come before Lancashire councillors today
Cuadrilla’s plans to frack for gas in the Fylde area of Lancashire come before county councillors in Preston later this morning.
Crunch week ahead for fracking
Both sides in the fracking debate are lobbying hard as they go into a crucial week. Growing numbers of MPs are backing calls for a moratorium ahead of the first vote on fracking by the House of Commons. Cuadrilla is offering to spend millions to get its planning […]
Drilling diary – Jan/Feb 2015
Key events on fracking and onshore oil and gas Westminster rally against oil and gas clauses in the Infrastructure Bill Report stage of Infrastructure Bill Lancashire County Council planning meeting on Cuadrilla’s applications to frack in Fylde Rallies against Cuadrilla’s Fylde applications No Fracking Falkirk rally and more
Cuadrilla seeks to delay Fylde planning decisions
Cuadrilla has asked Lancashire County Council to delay consideration of its planning applications for two exploratory drilling sites near Blackpool.
Cuadrilla fracking plans – reaction to refusal recommendation
Our round-up of reaction to this morning’s recommendation by Lancashire County Council planners to reject Cuadrilla’s planning applications for fracking at two sites in the Fylde. Statements from: Cuadrilla Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace Fylde anti-fracking campaign group Industry representatives Government
DRILL OR DROP? 